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ADJUSTABLE SHADE BRACKET. APPLICATION FILED JULY 10, 1908.

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ADJU STAB LE; SHADEQBRACKET.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 20, 1909.

Application filed Fuly 10, 1903. Serial No. 442,924.

of Maryland, have invented a new and useful,

Improvement in Adjustable Shade-Brackets, of which the following-1s a specification. Thls lnventlon relates to an ad ustable shade bracket the object being to provide av shade bracket which can be easily and quickly adjusted to suit any length roller whereby the disadvantages now existing with shade brackets will be overcome.

Another object of my invention is to provide a bracket with an adjustable arm which is held in its adjusted position by the tension of a pair of fiat springs so that it is only necessary to press the arm inwardly and move position whereby it will be locked. A further object of the invention is to provide the arm with a revoluble disk having a plurality of difl erent size openings to receive the pintle or stud pin of a shade roller, as the case may be.

- \A-still further object of my invention is to provide an adjustable shade bracket which is exceedingly cheap in construction and one which is so constructed that the supporting arm can be quickly adjusted and locked in its adjusted position without operating any screws or pins.

Another object of the invention is to provide a shade bracket which is so constructed that it can be used for supporting either end of the shade roller.

With these various objects in view, my invention consists in the novel features of con struction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification: Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved shade bracket showing it applied to a window frame. Fig. 2 is a section on line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a section on line 33 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section of the bracket, and Fig. 5 is a perspective view detachedJ In carrying out my invention I employ a pair of bracketsA, A which are formed eX- actly alike, thedescription of one being sufficient for both. The brackets are adapted to be secured to the window frame as clearly shown in Fig. 1. r 7

Referring more particularly to the drawing, B indicates the bracket proper which is provided with suitable openings through which screws areadapted to pass for securing it to the frame. 'The bracket is provided with angled portions C forming a guide-way the inner face'of which is cut to form a rack C and the outer face enlarged as shown at C on which are secured the ends of flat springs D which bear against the enlarged ends E of arms E formed on a supporting arm E which is provided with oppositely disposed shoulders E for guiding and preventing the arm frombeing pushed too far inwardly as will be hereinafter fully described. The enlarged portions E are provided with central teeth E which are held into engagement with the racked portion 0 of the guide-way by the flat springs and it will be seen that to adjust the arm in the bracket it is only necessary to push inwardly on the arm so as to throw the teeth'out of engagement with the rack which will allow the arm to be moved longitudinally in the guide-way so that it can be quickly adjusted to suit diiferent size window shades.

The arm E is provided with an oblong opening E ada ted to register with openings formed in a disk F pivotally mounted on the arm, the disk being provided with a pair of oblong openings F of different sizes and a pair of round openings F of different sizes, theround openings being adapted toreceive the pintle of the curtain shade and the oblong openings to receive the stud pin of the spring end of the curtain shade, and it will be seen that by this arrangement either of the openings can be readily turned so as to bring it in alinement with the opening of the arm so that either end of the curtain roller can be placed within the bracket.

In Fig. 1, I have shown a right and left bracket the only difference being that the disk with the openings are mounted on the innerfaces of the arms so as to receive the respective end of the rollers and it will be seen that after the pintle or stud pin of the roller has been placed in the openings and the arms forced together it will be impossible for the roller to accidentally become detached from the brackets, thereby overcoming the difficulties now existing of pulling the whole curtain down when drawing the shade down.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that I have provided very novel means for holding the supporting arms in their adjusted positions w ereby the curtain will be justed positions.

'2. A shade bracket comprising a bracket proper provided with a guide-way having a racked inner face, an arm slidably mounted in said guide-way provided with teeth for eii' a iii -said"r-aek sflatws rin s arran ed to D s 7 O A C the rear of the rack'torholding said-teeth in engagement with the rack and a disk pivotally mounted on the .1 arm provided with openings to receive either the pintle or the stud pin of a shade rolle'r,

3. The combination with a pair of brackets provided with guide-Ways having racked inner faces, fiat springs arranged to the rear of said racked faces and spaced therefrom, supporting arms provided with toothed portions arranged between the rackand springs of said guide-ways, said toothed portions being held in engagement with the rack by the Hat springs, and disks pivotally mounted on the arms provided with openings of dill'erent sizes to receive the pintle end or stud pin of the shade roller.

4. A curtain shade bracket comprising a bracket proper having angled portions torming a guide-way, the inner faces of which are provided with racked portions, the ends ot' said guide-ways being provided with en largenients, fiat springs secured on said enlargements and s iaced from said racked portions, a supporting arm provided with oppositely disposed arms at its end having enlarged portions provided with teeth arranged between the racked portions and 1 lat springs, oppositely disposed shoulders formed on said arm for limiting the inward movement of the arm and a disk provided with oblong openings of different sizes and round openings of dii'ierent sizes pivotally mounted on said arm adapted to aline with an oblong opening formed therein.

JOHN M. HAMNJION.

\Vitnesses:

A. F. GETTY, GEO. E. GRAY.

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